Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 CSRF via Special:SMWAdmin Maintenance Actions
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- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 7.3.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Semantic MediaWiki, an extension for the MediaWiki wiki platform, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could trick a logged-in administrator into visiting a malicious page, causing unintended maintenance actions that may result in loss of semantic data and excessive server resource use.
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Semantic MediaWiki from 3.0.0 before 7.3.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Special:SMWAdmin because it overwrites the wpEditToken with a freshly generated valid token. Attackers can lure an authenticated smw-admin user to a malicious page that triggers schema setup, entity-disposal, or job actions, causing semantic data loss and resource exhaustion.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- SemanticMediaWiki SemanticMediaWiki
From 3.0.0 · fixed in 7.3.1